The Week 2 AP college football poll is in, and the Oregon Ducks have leapfrogged the Alabama Crimson Tide to take over the No. 2 spot behind Florida State. The Ducks jumping to second in the nation isn’t surprising after their 46-27 win over Michigan State, but it was certainly in question at halftime. During […]
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Jadeveon Clowney has been cleared to play Sunday for the Houston Texans’ opener against the Washington Redskins. Clowney sat out the Texans’ final two preseason games after a concussion he suffered in a joint practice with the Denver Broncos. Having Jadeveon Clowney cleared to play for the Texans’ opener is huge for Houston fans. After
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Even without stars like the suddenly endorsement-rich Kevin Durant, the U.S. men’s basketball team finished FIBA World Cup pool play undefeated. The team completed their pool play sweep last night with a 95-71 trouncing over the Ukraine basketball team. Durant, Kevin Love and Lamarcus Aldridge were just a few of the players expected to play
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Reports of the Dallas Cowboys signing Michael Sam to their practice squad came just one day after the St. Louis Rams left him off their own in favor of an expanded linebacker corps. According to ESPN, Sam will join the Cowboys once he passes his physical. Sam will reportedly undergo a physical examination at the
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The St. Louis Rams have finalized their 10-man practice squad, and Michael Sam didn’t make the cut. Sam, the first openly gay player to be drafted by an NFL team, performed well during the preseason but was stuck on a team where the defensive side of the ball seemed pretty well stacked. Sam survived the
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It looks like New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will have one of his favorite targets available for Sunday’s game against Miami. Rob Gronkowski, who spent the better part of last season injured and off the field, says he’s “good to go” for the Week 1 Dolphins game. News of the Patriots Gronkowski cleared to
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The NFL earned $42,000 this week by issuing two preseason fines to highly visible players, the Cleveland Browns’ Johnny Manziel and New Orleans Saints’ Jimmy Graham. News that the NFL fines Manziel $12K and Graham $30K is a sign of the league’s acute awareness that NFL players are role models. Manziel and Graham were fined
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Brian Hoyer was named the Cleveland Browns starting quarterback this week, putting a damper on Johnny Manziel mania. But going into today’s game preseason against the St. Louis Rams, Browns coach Mike Pettine said the Browns are considering a two-QB system, re-igniting the discussion about “Johnny Football.” Speaking to “The Opening Drive” show on SiriusXM
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Team USA basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski trimmed his final FIBA World Cup roster to 12 men today. In dropping Damian Lillard, Kyle Korver, Chandler Parsons and Gordon Hayward, the team clearly plans to play big in the international tournament. The NBA game is largely dominated by players who excel at more than one position, but
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The New York Jets lost to the New York Giants in their Friday night preseason game, but they used the post-game press conference to make a little lemonade. Granted, Geno Smith named Jets starting QB for Week 1 wasn’t exactly unexpected, but it was still a confirmation that will give Jets fans some comfort as
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